Throne of Blood-MidTerm

Throne of Blood was a filmed directed by the late great Akira Kurosawa and follows the plot of Macbeth in Japanese terms. The film is critically acclaimed by most for its style and flair.

The film was shot in black and white, and even so, the sense of darkness is still present to the viewers. The dark bloody walls in the castle are seen as such, while the pasty face of Washizu's wife is also captured nicely. The usage of fog makes the characters seem as though they are surrounded by the supernatural, because most of the time, the fog indicates it. The most spectacular image comes from the final scene as Washizu is taken down by an array of arrows,mostly real,before taking one in the neck and dying.